The sun is out! Summer is here! And in the words of the song, “We’re all going on a summer holiday, no more working for a week or two…” And even though for most of us that summer holiday is a ‘staycation’, it’s still a joy to have a change of scene, even if it’s […]
Everyone knows someone who has “Horrendous Hamstrings”. But do these muscles deserve the bad press? I think not – and here’s why. Our Awesome Anatomy The hamstrings are a wonderful group of muscles that make up the bulk of the back of the thigh. They originate from the sit bone, or ischial tuberosity, deep in
Being a yoga teacher is a great job. You’re doing something you love, and teaching other people to love yoga as much as you do. But there’s a lot more to being a yoga teacher than just teaching yoga. Students don’t just turn up by magic – sadly. In order to get students through your
I have been adapting my yoga empire to meet with the Covid induced climate of change. That’s my fancy way of saying OMG why is my bank balance so poorly. At the start of lockdown, I organised a ‘global strategic future planning session’ with the team. In essence, I sat at the kitchen table pen
Has social media changed the way we view and do yoga? Is there something to be found in a partnership between the ancient science of yoga and the infant of social media? I’m a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to social media. I’m rubbish at tweeting, I mainly post holiday snaps on Facebook
Abby and I had just met on a Costa Rica yoga retreat and she would introduce me to something that would change my life. We practiced Sun Salutations against a sea-foam backdrop, that turned white as it crashed against powder browned with volcanic ash. We were cheered on by the high-pitched chirp of exotic birds,
What does it mean to be a woman in 2018? Are the boundaries of what’s acceptable and what’s not shifting? Are the female of the species finally learning to express themselves in all their complex wonder, without worrying about being judged, harassed or criticised? The answer to this is almost certainly still, ‘No’. But we
Halle Berry is the evergreen Oscar winner, who just so happens to be 51 years old. But despite hitting her half-century, she couldn’t look further from being middle-aged. And one of her latest Instagram posts paid homage to her incredible youthfulness as she stripped down to just a pair of knickers to demonstrate her latest
Jessamyn Stanley – everyone’s favourite insta-star Jessamyn is a 29-year-old, big, black, gay, Southern American woman who stands out from the thin, white insta-yogi crowd. She’s 100% authentic and is inspiring a new swathe of people to have the confidence to take up yoga, whatever their body shape. Here’s what makes Jessamyn special. “Hi, I’m
